The 24-year-old international has invoked his buyout clause at River Plate Buenos Aires with the support of the Bundesliga side and the transfer fee has now been paid. That means the player is no longer under contract. Following his release by the Argentinian FA it is expected that Alario will receive permission to play for Bayer 04 Leverkusen in the next few days.
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Show moreBayer 04 Leverkusen will have to manage without striker Martin Terrier for the next few games. The Frenchman suffered a broken arm in the Bundesliga match against FC Heidenheim on Saturday (5-2).
Show moreIt was a remarkable comeback by the Werkself in the home game against FC Heidenheim. After conceding two early goals, the equaliser came just before half-time. The German double winners showed in the second half "what’s made us so strong over the past 18 months: never give up and always believe in yourself," as one of the goalscorers aptly summed up the game. The Werkself review.
Show moreWhat a comeback! Bayer 04 recovered from an early two-goal deficit at home to 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 and eventually clinched a deserved 5-2 win. Patrik Schick scored a hat-trick with Exequiel Palacios and Granit Xhaka also on the scoresheet.
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